[Cerek the Barbaric]

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High Tide - Scimitar of Quickness

Sir Robyn Prescott, known throughout the seas as “The Gentlemen’s Pirate” commissioned this unusual sword. It has a sea-green hilt wrapped in eel skin, with a dark blue blade. Light shimmers up and down the blade, giving it the appearance of fluidly flowing water.
Prescott paid a sizable amount of treasure to have this sword made. It gave him considerable advantages in combat. His skill and speed were unmatched and his opponents often found themselves disarmed and at Sir Robyn’s mercy before the fight had seemingly begun. True to his name, Prescott would offer safe passage to the captain and crew of any ship he captured. They would be set ashore unharmed, but away from the nearest town. Sir Robyn retired from the buccaneer’s life a wealthy man, but - in an ironic twist of fate - his prized sword was stolen from his home a few years later and never recovered.

The specific properties of the High Tide are:

Scimitar of Quickness, +2
Wielder always gets first attack of each round. If the wielder gets multiple attacks/round, the remaining attacks are taken on his/her normal initiative roll (in other words, wielder gets one attack on the first initiative of each round, but might not get any more attacks until the end of the round).

High Tide automatically cast Airy Water on wielder when s/he is submerged underwater. No duration limit.

Haste on wielder 3/day.

Summon 16HD Water Elemental 1/day (MUST be on or near the ocean to do this. Only works with large volume of salt-water)

When the sea is at “high tide” (works off lunar cycle, so wielder does NOT have to be at sea for it to work), High Tide becomes a Defender +4. The wielder still gets the first attack each round, but now has a +4 enchantment that can be added to the sword’s ThAC0 or the wielder’s AC. This +4 bonus can be divided any way the wielder so chooses (i.e.: +4 to hit&dmg/0 to AC, +2 to hit/AC, +3 to hit&dmg/+1 to AC).

[ 02-20-2002: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]